Classifying animals: An introductory film

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1973

Format: 16mm

Description: . A humorous opening, involving the many names of the roseate spoonbill, illustrates the usefulness of an international classification system. The theory and practice of that system are then simply explained: species, family, order, class, phylum. Footage showing animals alternates with diagrams showing relationships. Asks, "What do you think of being a vertebrate, terrestrial, omnivorous mammal?"

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